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Home My WebLink About1557-PDATE: June 18,2001 TO: Planning Commission and City Council FROM: Stephen C. Richardson, Planning Manager SUBJECT: Request for a specific use permit to allow a 1.095 acre expansion of Greenlawn Cemetery. FILE: 1557-P STAFF REPORT The Planning Manager recommends approval of the specific use permit to allow the expansion of Greenlawn Cemetery. This expansion is in compliance with the Comprehensive Plan and the eight conditions necessary for approval. Community Cemeteries, Inc. has purchased several platted lots in Blocks C and D of the Magnolia Addition for the future expansion of the Greenlawn Cemetery. The eight lots total 1.095 acres and front on Scranton Avenue and Johnstown Avenue at Gill Street. Greenlawn and Simmons Cemeteries lie across the street on the north side of Gill. Greenlawn is behind and west of the shopping center facing Magnolia. The project, Section Two, plats Block "P", spaces 1-456, Block "Q", spaces 1-288 and Block "R", spaces 1-456. Each space is 3.5' x 9'. This is the standard grave size for civilian cemeteries. Private drives, drainage and landscape buffers are provided in each block to be developed. The cemetery plots (blocks) will be enclosed with 4 foot chainlink fences. Donald Taft is the president of Community Cemeteries, Inc. Schaumburg and Polk, Inc. is the civil engineering firm which has prepared the cemetery subdivision plat. Cemetery expansions abutting existing cemeteries are required to receive specific use permits in any zoning district. The approved site plan (subdivision plat) will be filed in the Map Records of Jefferson County. Exhibits are attached. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION Notices mailed to property owners 41 Responses in Favor . Responses in Opposition LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR ORDINANCE PURPOSES Lots 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, Block "C" and Lots 7, 8 and 9, Block "D", Magnolia Addition, City of Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, containing 1.095 acres, more or less. 8865 College Street, Suite 100 Schaumburg & Polk, Inc. Beaumont, Texas 77707 C O N S U L T I N G ENGINEERS Phone (409)866-034 1 Fax (409)866-03 3 7 May 18,2001 Mr. Murray Duren Engineering & Planning Dept. City of Beaumont P.O. Box 3827 Beaumont, Texas 77704 Re: Specific Use Permit Application for Greenlawn Cemetery Dear Mr. Duren: On behalf of Community Cemeteries, Inc., we are respectfully submitting the enclosed Permit Application along with this letter as a request for a Specific Use Permit for the expansion of Greenlawn Cemetery, a non -perpetual care cemetery, into Lots 7, 8, 9, 10 and I I of Block C and Lots 7,8, and 9 of Block D of the Magnolia Addition. This property contains a total acreage of 1.095 acres and is currently in a RM-H zoning district. In compliance with current requirements for a Special Use Permit, attached are ten copies, reduced to I V x 17" size, of the plat of the proposed expansion of the cemetery identified as Greenlawn Cemetery, Section Two. The expansion of the cemetery into these lots should not be injurious to the use and enjoyment of other adjacent properties or diminish property values, nor would this expansion impede any development of improvements on adjacent properties. There are no buildings on other structures proposed for this site. The only improvements will be the private drives, along with the necessary road ditch culverts, to provide direct vehicular access onto the property and the drainage swales adjacent to the private drives to provide drainage. Currently these lots drain into the adjacent road ditches and this development will not impact the drainage for this area. With the development of this property as part of the Greenlawn Cemetery there should be no activity which would cause a nuisance to adjacent properties. There are no plans for any type of lighting or signage in this portion of the cemetery. In addition to the existing fencing along the south sides of these three tracts, shrubbery will be planted in the areas designated on the plat as landscape area, to act as screening of the property and give the property an aesthetic appearance. Enclosed please find a check in the amount of $350.00 for the required application fee. Your assistance in this matters is appreciated. Respectfully, Schaumburg & Polk, Inc. Bill Westbrook Attachments C: Mr. Donald Taft, Community Cemeteries, Inc. C:\wPDOCS\BILL\LLTTERS\MURRAY4.doc 05/17/01 3:29 PM \ \ Iz File 1557-P: Request for a specific use permit to allow the expansion of the Greenlawn NORTH TWUNC Cemetery in the RM-H (Residential Multiple Family Dwelling - High Density) district. Location: Gill St. at Scranton Ave. A& Applicant: Donald Taft, Community Cemeteries, Inc. SCALE 60 Its To as 74 H-4 so GNP, BJE Go 47 1' GILLS I 50 CST 9 to ' VvALTON8T. - ------- _AM� ANALYSIS CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL OF SPECIFIC USE PERMIT (SECTION 30-26.E, ZONING ORDINANCE Application Application is in is not in Compliance Compliance W60 Iff 911141k," 1. That the specific use will be compatible with and not injurious to the use and enjoyment of other property, nor significantly diminish or impair property values within the immediate vicinity; x 2. That the establishment of the specific use will not impede the normal and orderly development and improvement of surrounding vacant property; x 3. That adequate utilities, access roads, drainage and other necessary supporting facilities have been or will be provided; x 4. The design, location and arrangement of all driveways and parking spaces provides for the safe and convenient movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic without adversely affecting the general public or adjacent developments; x S. That adequate nuisance prevention measures have been or will be taken to prevent or control offensive odor, fumes, dust, noise and vibration; x 6. That directional lighting will be provided so as not to disturb or adversely affect neighboring properties; x 7. That there are sufficient landscaping and screening to insure harmony and compatibility with adjacent property; and x 8. That the proposed use is in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan. x Comments Attached ANALYSIS continued This application complies with the eight conditions necessary for approval of the specific use permit. Comments on condition number 1 follows: I This cemetery expansion of Greenlawn south of the existing cemetery will not impair property values in the neighborhood. The subject property is vacant land. Community Cemeteries already owns the property. GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES APPLICANT: Donald Taft PROPERTY OWNER: Community Cemeteries, Inc. STATUS OF APPLICANT: Owner LOCATION: 1990-2000 block of Gill Street LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Proposed Greenlawn Cemetery, Section Two, Blocks "I"', "T and "R". EXISTING ZONING: RM-H (Residential Multiple Family Dwelling -Highest Density) District PROPERTY SIZE: 1.095 acres FLOOD HAZARD ZONE: "C" - (Minimal) EXISTING LAND USES: Vacant land SURROUNDING LAND USES: SURROUNDING ZONING: NORTH: Cemeteries RM-11 and GC -MD (General Commercial -Multiple Family Dwelling) District EAST: Vacant lots, residences RM-H SOUTH: Residences RM-H WEST: Residences RM-H COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Conservation and Revitalization OTHER PHYSICAL FEATURES: None GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES continued STREETS: Gill Street - 40' right-of-way/20' pavement. Johnstown Avenue 60' right -of way/18' pavement. Scranton Avenue 60' right -of way/18' pavement. DRAINAGE: WATER: Open ditches in streets. 811 water in Gill, 2" water in Scranton. SANITARY SEWER There is an 8" sanitary sewer in Gill. There SERVICE: are 6" sanitary sewers in the alleys of Blocks C and D, Magnolia Addition. FIRE PROTECTION: Fire protection is provided by Station #2, Wilson and Ironton. ADEQUACY OF SERVICE: Services are adequate.